Sinus infection, help!

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Ltigerlily wrote:

18 weeks and got a flu shot earlier this week and woke up yesterday with a sinus infection. Completely miserable! Anyone else get one while pregnant and have any good tips? So far I’ve been using steam, Vick’s vapor rub and Benadryl at night but nothing is really helping 😫😞

I used to get sinus infections frequently with my first two pregnancies years ago. If it truly is a sinus infection you do need antibiotics. Thankfully my body has adjusted over the years and my last & current pregnancies I’ve just gotten bad congestion & sinus headaches. I try to avoid medication as much possible and just use Tylenol, nasal spray and Vick’s. It took me about 5-6 days to get over a bout a few weeks ago. Rest up!

Currently sick I woke up Tuesday night with a sore throat went Wednesday morning to the doctor she said it looked like a sinus infection but apparently there is a virus going around right now that’s mimicking a sinus infection and bronchitis and it lasts a week to 2 weeks they gave me antibiotics but so far I feel like death it doesn’t help that all my roommates have been passing this back and forth for 2 weeks and none of them will go to the doctor